Alex is now 6 -months old. It is really hard to believe. We had our 6-months check-up today, and he is doing great. He now weighs 17 pounds and measures at 27 inches long. His weight is in the 50th percentile and his height is in the 75th. All in all, everything is on track. […]
We had a wonderful Father’s Day yesterday. My parents and James’ parents and grandmother came over to our house and we had a burger cookout. Alex’s Mimi mad yummy baked beans and his Grandma made yummy potato salad. I made my first chocolate cheesecake from scratch. Other than not holding its shape when I cut […]
On June 9th, Alex had his first meal of rice cereal. He actually didn’t get as messy as I thought he would. He wasn’t quite sure what to make of the whole experience. He has had his cereal every day since. Some days he likes it, and other days he isn’t quite as fond of […]
Summer is finally here. It couldn’t get here fast enough for me. I finally get to spend my days exactly how I want to: with Alex. Alex is certainly getting to be a handful. The days of holding and rocking him all day are gone. He still isn’t crawling yet, but he seems close. He […]
I know technically I am a week late for Mother’s Day, but really I am not late at all. Since we had the Benton family reunion on the actual Mother’s Day, we celebrated Mother’s Day this past Saturday. James cooked us a wonderful lunch. He grilled steaks (including a yummy salmon steak for me), onions, […]
Alex had a busy weekend this past weekend. First, on Saturday he spent the day with his Mimi, Grandfather, and Great-Grandmother (the Brantley side). Here is a video of him with Memaw (his great grandmother). Then, on Mother’s Day, we drove down to Georgetown to spend the day with my aunts and cousins from […]
Alex is 4 months old! Wow! I just can’t believe it. Alex has picked up a couple of new habits recently. First, he has decided that he wants to suck on his hand. Yes, you read that right. Not his thumb, not a finger, but his entire hand. Occasionally he gets frustrated that his whole […]
So, maybe updating this blog every week while I am working full-time, grading papers & planning lessons at night, and trying to take care of Alex is too ambitious of a goal for right now. I do apologize that I am two weeks behind in updating this site. We had a great Easter, and have […]
Happy Easter from Alex, James, & Amanda! We had a wonderful Easter today. First, we went to church. Second, we took some pictures with Alex’s first Easter basket, and then we had Easter lunch with Mimi. I would have to say it was a successful first Easter. I can’t wait until next year when we […]
So I went back to work for a week and then had Spring Break to spend with Alex at home. I can’t tell you how great that was. In a way, though, I almost wish I hadn’t had that extra week at home. It made going back to work this past week even more difficult. […]